France smartphone policy for kids
French children won’t be allowed to bring their phones into classrooms starting in September. The Guardian reports that while kids can still bring their phones into their schools, the devices have to stay locked away until the end of the day. This will apply to kids starting at the age of six and will last until they’re around…
Infographics, Facebook, and New Years Resolutions – Top 3 for the week
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Should college degrees be required for middle skill level jobs?
American companies have a problem. Over the past decade, they have begun to demand a bachelor’s degree in hiring workers for jobs that traditionally haven’t required one. This uptick in credentialing, or “degree inflation,” rested on the belief that these college-educated employees would be smarter, more productive, and more engaged than workers without a degree….
Create infographics with this 9 tools
When learners design their own infographics they interpret their data, information, research and facts. Students create a meaningful connection with the data and share with others the important bigger picture the data tells. Infographics can persuade others to act or reflect. The following web tools will help students design awesome infographics. Source: 9 Web Tools for…
Sketch Nation allows you to create and play online games
Source: Sketch Nation This is a fun little site that allows you or students to create a few types of games. Sketch Nation offers three templates for games: action, adventure, and puzzle. The site also offers three modes of game creation, simple, advanced, or expert to allow students of different skill levels the ability to create games. Sketch…
When designing your classroom and lesson plans, limit the number of choices
Highlights • An abundance of toys present reduced quality of toddlers’ play. • Fewer toys at once may help toddlers to focus better and play more creatively. • This can done in many settings to support development and promote healthy play. Source: The influence of the number of toys in the environment on toddlers’ play The…
How does Facebook make you feel?
Using Facebook without contributing, in the form of messages and comments on your friends’ posts, makes you feel bad, the company said today. In a remarkable blog post, citing both internal and academic research, the company said “in general, when people spend a lot of time passively consuming information — reading but not interacting with people —…
Teacher coding, data tracking, and social media – Top 3 for the week
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